Valve



June 5, 1923. 1,457,318

' G. F. sHEvLlN VALVE Filed July 22. 1921 Patented .lune 5, 1923.

UNITED STATES e l GEORGE nsHEvLIN, or eLiiivs FALLS, NEW Yoan.`

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' Application med Juiy22, i921. seriaiivoasaeeo; 1

To all ioiom t may concern;

Be it known that I, GEORGE F. SHEvLiN,

a .citizen of the United States, and ay resi-l dent of Glens Falls, in the county. of Warren and State ofNew York, have invented, an Improvement in Valves, of ivhich theffollowing is a specification.v 1 y This invention relates to a valve, and more particularly that type ofvalve adapted for use in Woodv pulp digesters and other similar devices.- Heretofore, in the use of valves designed and made for this purpose,

due to the acids in the materials which are passed through the kpipe linesV in which the valves are included, the parts ofthe valve and particularly the valve seats thereof have become disintegrated. and .consequently in order to make the required tight ]oint in the valve, the valve seat and oftentimes the' valve have to be replaced atmore or-less frequent intervals. The object, of the'present. invention is to overcome the diiiculty heretofore experienced in removing; the valve seat and replacing a new one.

customary to make the' valvebody and other parts of the valve of a relatively soft ,-metal as various compounds of lead,'forexample,

in order to prevent the action of the acidi on the body of the valve and the valve parts,

and inthe use of this relatively softmetal,

it is practically impossible to employ an easilyy removable valveseat due tothe im-A.

possibility of maintaining in'position any devices for securing the Kvalve seat in place.

In carrying out my invention therefore, Il have provided in the Vbody of a' valve` made, of relativelyk softmetal, a ring or other member of relatively hard'metal to receive and maintain in position suitable devices for engaging and securing the valve seat in place inthe valve -body so that these devices may be easily removed and the valve seat disconnected and removed and replaced.

bya new valve seat when sufliciently worn or disintegrated to necessitate/the change. accordancefwith my* present invention will be hereinafter more' The valve made in particularly described in conjunction with t-he accompanying drawings. in which,-

Fig-` 1 is a central longitudinal cross section and partial elevation illustrating a valve fitted with my improvement,

Fig. 2 is an enlarged cross section on line 2 2, Fig. 1, and

Fig. 3 is a cross section Online 3 3, Fig. 2.

Y Also. in valves of this construction, 'it/is quitev LThe valve made in accordance-with my'` invention comprises, as is usual, a valve body NT., F FICE l() liittedwvith flanges 11 and1f12 adapted tio.

besecured Vin place in a pipe-line,fthe adjacent. partsy of ivhich are indicatedV at 13 and '14 respectively, bybolts 15 andpl passing through tlieflanges ofthe valve bodyv 'and partsL ofthe pipe line, asis customary. The invention is also' applicable to any form of valve whether it may be an angle valve,

a V-valve, a straightwayvalve, aglobe valve or a valve of any other type- Asillustrated in the drawing, the valve body isprovided withan offset member 17 .fittediwith a coverl 18 to Whichis suitably secured a yoke inember 19 having a bea-ringA 2O forthe screw threaded part 21 of the valve spindle 22. At itslouter extreniity,.tlievalve spindle is fitted with a suitable and this valve .spindle` as illustrated, passes throughy a ,gland 24. anda suitable packing 25 provided therefor in theV coverl 18, and at its inner extremityvvithin the valve body is adapted to ycarry thevalve member 26.

Also within the valve bodyl employ a.

valve seat member 27.` This is normally adapted to bear against a shoulder or seatl provided therefor .in the valve body. The valve seat member as illustrated has cast inthe periphery thereofl a ring .28 in which there is a circumferential recess 29," the sury face at one side of which, as indicated at 30,- is in'olinedfor apurpose hereinafter described.; The upper face ofthe valve-,seatis provided ivith arib 31 adapted to con-v- Wheel or handle 23,

tact `with* the valve member, and the open ing inthe valve seat is indicatedat 32. `As

will be -understood thevalve seat is preferably made of white or other! relatively soft metal like the body ofthe valve and the .i

ring 28. of bronze or ,other relatively hard metal, and it will benoted thaty the-periph-v eral portions ofthe valve seat above andY ring cast therein and the parts associated` of the valve, inl carry-ing out the inventioml cast a ring 34 of relatively hard metal. The other portions of the valve body, as Will bel understood, and ashereinbefore stated, are made of a relatively soft metal which is not attacked by the acid in the material whichA passes through the valve in the use thereof. In order to employ this ring member 34 for s ecuring devices to hold the valve seat in position, the same in suitable positions is provided' With lugs or bosses 35' extending to or appreciablybeyond the'surface of the reinforced portion or the valve body and suitably tapped toreceive the stud bolts 36 Which, at their extremities, are tapered as indicated at 37' so as to-v engage the beveled or inclined outer surface 30 of the ring in the valve seat to maintain the same in position against the shoulder provided therefor in the body of the valve.

From the foregoing description, it will now be apparent that the engagement between the screw or stud bolts and the tapped portions of the ring through Which they are made to pass is sufficiently permanent to maintain the valve seat in position Without Working loose, due to the relatively soft material of which the valve body is constructed; and also that in order to remove the valve seat it is only necessary to turn the screws or stud bolts sufficiently far to free the tapered ends thereof from the inclined surface of the valve seat and after removing the valve seat and replacing it with a new one, the newl valve seat is secured in position by returning the screws or stud bolts to their normal positions in which the tapered ends thereof contact with the inclined outer edge of the new valve seat and' thusmaintain the same in position.

I claim as my invention:

l; In a valve, a body member of relatively soft metal. a valve seat member therein, a member of relatively hard metal embedded in the valve body adjacent the valve seat position, and means associated With the said member of relatively hard meta-l for maintaining the valve seat in position in the valve body.

2. In a. valve, aV casing of relatively soft metal having a seat for a valve sea-t member, a valve seat member in the casing, a ring of relatively hard metal embedded in the cas ing adjacent the valve seat member, and means associated with the said' ring for maintaining the said valve seat member in position on its seat in the casing.

3. In a valve, a casing ofrelatively soft metal, a valve seat member therein, a ring of relatively hard metal embedded in the casingadjacent the valve seat member and havingv a plurality of lugs thereon extending approxi-mately to the surface of the casing, and means passing through and adjustable in the said lugs for engaging the said valve seat member to maintain the same in position in the casing.

il I'n a valve, a casing of relatively soft metal, a valve seat member therein, a ring of relatively hard metal embedded in the casing adjacent the valve seat member and having a plurality of lugs in spaced positions and extending approximately to the surface of the said casing, and devices passing through the said lugs and adjustable therein exteriorly of the casing to engage the said valve seat member to maintain :the same in position in the. casing and to be disengaged from the said valve seat member to permit the same to be removed from'theVV casing.

5. In a valve, a casing of relatively soft metal having a seat for a valve seat member, a valve seat member, a ring having an inclined surface cast in the periphery of the valve seat member, a ring member of relatively hard metal embedded in the. said casing adjacent the seat for the valve seat member and having a plurality of spaced lugs extending therefrom to approximately thel surface of t-he saidA casing, and means associated with the said lugs and adjustable to position therein exteriorly of the casingto engage the inclined surface of the ring in the valve seat member to maintain the valve seat member in position and to be disengaged from the valve seat member to permit the removal thereof from the casing.

6. In a valve, a casing of relatively soft metal having a seat for `a valve seat member. a. valve seat member, a ring havingA an inclined surface cast in the periphery of the valfve seat member, a ring member of relatively hard metal embedded in the said casing adjacent the seat for the valve seat'member and having a plurality of spaced lugs extendingy therefrom to approximately the surface of the said casing. and a stud bolt passing through each of the said lugs and adjustable to position therein exteriorly of the said casing, With the inner end of each of the stud bolts tapered to engage the inclinedv surface of the ring cast in the valve seat member to secure the same in position in the casing and also to be disengaged therefrom to permit the removal of the valve seat mem- GEO. F. SIaIlilVL-IN.V 

